Meet Kathy Proctor, the Star of the State of the Union

Tonight, during his State of the Union address, President Obama mentioned the trend of people without jobs going back to school. He used Kathy Proctor—a student at Forsyth Tech in North Carolina—as an example. She was quite excited.

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Yes, when Obama mentioned her, Proctor felt the need to tell both of the people sitting next to her, "That's me!" Honestly, though, wouldn't you do it, too?